ON LOCATION
2 polar bears, a scrap of meat and a boatload of scientists
ON BOARD THE AKADEMIK FEDOROV, Arctic Ocean — Polar bears are some of the most fearsome predators on the Arctic landscape. They may also be the nosiest.
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Chelsea Harvey covers climate science for Climatewire. She tracks the big questions being asked by researchers and explains what's known, and what needs to be, about global temperatures. Chelsea began writing about climate science in 2014. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Popular Science, Men's Journal and others.
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ON LOCATION
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ON BOARD THE AKADEMIK FEDOROV, Arctic Ocean — Serious research doesn't have to be complicated. Sometimes, cutting-edge science gets by on an outdated cellphone, a few bits of mosquito netting and a jury-rigged car battery.
ON LOCATION
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ARCTIC
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ON BOARD AKADEMIK FEDOROV, Arctic Ocean — The helicopter zipped through the air with the casual agility of a falcon, curving left and right in graceful arcs over the Arctic Ocean. Fifty feet below, a shimmering quilt work of gray and white sea ice rushed past.